From: Correlation between footpad lesions and systemic bacterial infections in broiler breeders
Overall foot health1 | Age interval (n = 919)2 | Total | Flock (n = 924) | Total | ||||||
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20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50- | A | B | C | D | |||
No lesions | ||||||||||
Count | 89a | 111b | 87c | 54c | 341 | 70a | 82ab | 129b | 63a | 344 |
% within age interval/flock | 66.9 | 40.5 | 29.9 | 24.4 | 37.1 | 32.7 | 36.6 | 45.7 | 30.9 | 37.2 |
% of total | 9.7 | 12.1 | 9.5 | 5.9 | 37.1 | 7.6 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 6.8 | 37.2 |
Lesions | ||||||||||
Count | 44a | 163b | 204c | 167c | 578 | 144a | 142ab | 153b | 141a | 580 |
% within age interval/flock | 33.1 | 59.5 | 70.1 | 75.6 | 62.9 | 67.3 | 63.4 | 54.3 | 69.1 | 62.8 |
% of total | 4.8 | 17.7 | 22.2 | 18.2 | 62.9 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 15.3 | 62.8 |